A dark horse is a political candidate who is nominated unexpectedly; or an underdog in other fields who achieved unprecedented success.
Dark Horse, Darkhorse, or The Dark Horse may also refer to:
Publications
Novels
Dark Horse (Brown novel), a 2013 crime novel by Honey Brown
The Dark Horse, a 1931 novel by Robert Grant
Dark Horse, a 2002 novel by Tami Hoag
The Dark Horse, a 2010 Walt Longmire mystery by Craig Johnson
Dark Horse, a 1972 novel by Fletcher Knebel
Dark Horse (Reed novel), a 2008 novel by Ralph Reed
The Dark Horse, a 2002 children's novel by Marcus Sedgwick
Other
Dark Horse, a 2018 non-fiction psychology/self-help book by Todd Rose and Ogi Ogas The Dark Horse (magazine), a magazine published in Scotland Dark Horse Comics, a comic book publisher
Film and television
Films
The Dark Horse (1932 film), an American comedy film
The Dark Horse (1946 film), an American film directed by Will Jason
Dark Horse (1992 film), an American film directed by David Hemmings
Dark Horse (2005 film), a Danish-Icelandic film directed by Dagur Kári
Dark Horse (2011 film), an American film directed by Todd Solondz
The Dark Horse (2014 film), a New Zealand film directed by James Napier Robertson Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance, a 2015 documentary about the racehorse
Television
"The Dark Horse" (Tanner '88), an episode of the television series Tanner '88
Companies
Dark Horse Entertainment, the film and television production arm of Dark Horse Comics (see above) Dark Horse, an Australian film production company owned by filmmaker Catriona McKenzie
Music
Dark Horse Records, a record label owned by George Harrison
Albums
Dark Horse (George Harrison album), 1974
Darkhorse, by Crazy Town, 2002
The Dark Horse (Achilles album) or the title song, 2005
Dark Horse – A Live Collection, by Ryan Star, 2006
Dark Horse (Nickelback album), 2008
Dark Horse (Twista album) or the title song, 2014
Dark Horse (Devin Dawson album) or the title song, 2018
Dark Horse, by Caitlin & Will, unreleased
Songs
"Dark Horse" (George Harrison song), 1974
"Dark Horse" (Amanda Marshall song), 1997
"Dark Horse", by Converge from Axe to Fall, 2009
"Dark Horse", by the Ghost Inside from Get What You Give, 2012
"Dark Horse" (Katy Perry song), 2013
"The Dark Horse", by Scale the Summit from The Migration, 2013
Concert tours
Alternative name for George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's 1974 North American tour
Dark Horse Tour, 2008–2010 world tour by Nickelback
Other uses
Operation Darkhorse offensive against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) Darkhorse Theater Nashville, Tennessee Darkhorse (band) Dark Horse (astronomy), a large dark nebula Dark Horse Brewery, a brewpub in Marshall, Michigan, U.S. 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, nicknamed "Dark Horse", an infantry battalion in the U.S. Marine Corps Dark Horse, a hybrid 3D computer proposed by Los Alamos National Laboratory prior to the IBM Roadrunner DarkHorse Podcast, a podcast presented by Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
See also
Dark Horses (disambiguation)
